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THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport,
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Wednesday, December 10, 1941 s
t
Not only the Greeks had a word for it, t
they say that Secretary of State, Cordell f
Hull, did too when he learned Sunday o
afternoon about the Japanese attack, ii
h
Prejudice is when a man doesn't want a
to know the truth unless it is what he q
believes.
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China probably could whip Japan with tl
the fire-crackers that have been shot in is
town already this season. a
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A war commentator is a man who, h
right or wrong, gets paid for guessing. v
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It used to be considered a luxury just a
to have nothing- to do; the younger gen- f<
eration insists upon having an automobile
in which to do it. /
The restrictions in the number of automobiles
built should eventually make p
parking easier. n
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Cotton Vote s!
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On Saturday the cotton growers of the e
United States go to the polls to determine 01
if they shall continue to be governed by
quotas in their operations during 1912.
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We are not trying to determine the
course of the election, for the men who
are engaged in the business know far
better than we do what is best for them.
There is relatively little cotton grown in j
this section, so the trend of voting here
will have no important bearing upon the 't)
outcome. ti.
But to us the important thing is that ni
the farmers themselves have been given
the privilege of voting on these matters. je
If they want government supervision of w
their production, they will have it; if a]
they want to do away with it, all they cj
have to do is express that wish at the ^
poll Saturday. As long as men have it in U]
their power to determine their own desti- a)
ny we believe that the best interest of all ^
will be srved. h.
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We Are At War si
Whether we like it or not the United pi
States had a war dumped squarely in her di
lap Sunday when Japan, without a word bi
of warning' attacked Pacific Island Pos- 0,
sessions and Territories of the U. S.. On V(
one of the islands it has been reported re
that 104 U. S. soldiers were killed and _
some 300 more wounded. U. S. Ships have
been reported sunk at sea, airplanes in I
large numbers destroyed on air fields, ?
Marines taken prisoners in China and
other acts of war instigated by Japan.
The Japanese Emperor has declared that
o of a A-f H'O v ovJpfe Kn+xiro/in Tonon ovt/1
id otatu i/i M ui V/Aio wo uvv?*i.vii t; (i{v<ui auu
the United States.
It is hard to believe, in the face of current
development, that Japan was sincere
in her apparent efforts to settle her argument
with Uncle Sam through negotiaItions.
She merely was stalling for time.
Time to give her airplane carriers to get
in flying distance to the Pacific islands
and other places which she attacked almost
simultaneously. And now it is reported
that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hull
did not think Japan was bluffing as did
| the majority of U. S. citizens. As a result
I of the discussions, however, Uncle Sam
I had had the opportunity to do a little
I preparing, therefore, Japan has not
I caught us entirely off guard.
Every man, woman and child of the
I United States has a personal responsibilI
ity in the job that faces this great nation
I and it is not now the time to ask why
I but time for us to do and if necessary to
I die to protect our country and way of
I life. Now that we face the distasteful job
I of fighting our fellowman let's be at it,
I do it completely and get it over with as
I soon as possible.
I Important Work
The pinch of priorities is really beginning
to be ielt. And it is being felt by
the individual consumer, no less than by
businesses which are no longer able to
ibtain adequate quantities of materials
A'hich were once abundant.
As the defense effort gains momentum
ind production soars upward, the consumer's
problems will become more severe.
He may not be able to walk into a
store and purchase precisely what he
vants. Other articles he is used to may
become excessively costly.
That, however, should not be cause for
vorry and despair. There are plenty of
nexpensive substitutes for practically
iverything that is becoming scarce or exlensive.
And there is where the need for
:onsumer education comes in.
The retail stores of the country are dong
this 011 a wide scale. In cooperation
vith government bureaus, they are pasing
on to the buyer invaluable informaion.
They are showing him how one aricle
can take the place of another satis- J1
actorily, and save him money. In the case of
f foods, they are issuing recipes which of
nstruct the housewife in how to make, ag
ighly palatable dishes out of inexpensive la
nd common foods with high nutritional
ualities. Le
A world war must enforce change? in ou
lie manner of living of all. But much of stl
lie shock can be eliminated if the public
> shown how to best and most easily w
dapt itself to changing times and con- da
itions. The retail stores are doing highly ini
nportant work?a work whose value ?
ill grow rapidly as time wears on. This
ation can remain well fed, well clothed sts
nd well housed, despite the needs of de- L?nse
and the exigencies of war. .vu
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Joardine Doesn't Pax 1101
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"Hidden around this country in private eie
urses now is the astounding total of tfc<
lore than $6,000,000,000," writes Paul ^
lallon. "Much of it is in mattresses, stl
icks and private safes. The evidence is pn
lear that a hoarding era . . . has reach- mr
d suspicious proportions since the first SP:
f this year." zia
Many of these hoarders believe that (
ley are protecting themselves against wa
ither inflation or a government fiscal re!
olicy which might foi'ce them to invest
leir money. But, as Paul F. Cadman, tai
lonomist of the American Bankers As- tie
iciation, points out, they have small ^
lance of success. "Hoarded currency is b0!
practically useless method of protecting ing
le holders of property against the arbi- to1
ary acts of government," says Dr. Cad- ^
ian. "Early attempts to hoard money in era
mtinental Europe to avoid governmental a"1
vies during and after thq first world ?b(
ar were met by blocking bank accounts ab
nd suspending transactions on the ex- -oti
langes. Outstanding currency ceased to th<
e legal tender or to have any validity ,
uless it was presented to a government ^
jency and stamped to indicate that a fa<
ix had been paid or imposed conditions a i
ad been met. The holders of currency dlt
lund themselves in exactly the same po- ^
tion as the owners of bank deposits." pai
The hoarding of currency is about 100 err
sr cent futile?and, on top of that, hid- ^
jn currency is always in danger of being iti)
urned, stolen, or otherwise lost to the but
ivner. Put your money in the bank or in- of
ist it. You will sink or swim with the
!St. ,9
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HRISTMAS SEALS 2
of
(Charlotte Observer) be<
Appearance of Christmas Seals, reminds the ca|
cai
public again that at very small cost it can re(
do a great deal of good by helping the Tu- am
berculosis Association through the medium Qf
fia
of purchasing these stamps for use during arr
the holidays.
Medical science and education of the pub- t
ixc in prevention and treatment of this dread bit
tei
malady have gone a long way in cutting down
the ravages of this disease within a genera- wa
tion, or less. ba
The tuberculosis mortality rate in the Uni- tol
"till
ted States is now 47 per 100,000 of the popu- ^
lation, compared with 200 at the turn of the tlv
century. ou
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The disease ranks seventh as a cause of
death, whereas up to 1912 it was first. This
remarkable progress is ascribed to six major
tai
forms of activity: "Education of the public, Bo
adequate case-finding, clinics, nursing service, njj
hospitalization and rehabilitation of arrested bii
cases." Every purchase of Christmas Seals is Po
a contribution to these life-saving and health- w
guarding endeavors. en
Every aid that is given to the campaigns of At
prevention, such as this of the sale of Christ- ^
mas Seals and the use of the revenues for bj]
this important service, tends to bring about an
a more complete mastery of tuberculosis and i?
helps speed the day when its prevalence may
actually become negligible.
May be commend this very fine phllanth- F(
ropy to the thoughtful consideration and kind- ^
ly co-operation of the public! da
THE STATE PORT P
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FISHERMEN :
BT BILL' KEZIAH
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1ST AMONG THE FISHER me
Last week we hatl quite a bit i:
stuff relative to the visit here h
Captain B. L. Raymond, man;er
of the Ocean City, Mary- F
nd, yacht basin. Captain Ray- C
ond was on his way to Florida
loard his sport fishing craft, o
sv-Lou. Several of the eastern h
tdoor writers had asked him to I
Dp here. Captain Raymond's, rents
to the eastern papers must s
,ve been constructive. In the t
ashington Daily News last Fri,y
Don N. Carpenter, the hunt- a
; and fishing editor, had this t
say: B
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"Southport fishing: is at a 0
indstill according to Captain B. 11
Raymond of the Lev-Lou, who 1
sited there last week. The fish- j
* is not over yet, he says: ]s
sckage facilities do not exist and 1
wn cooperation is not organiz.
What they need is a party J
at dock with running water and 0
ictric light facilities for which '
e boatmen would gladly pay j
isonable charges. We believe
v's criticism is fair and conductive,
and hope the good peo>
in Southport will get busy and
ike things right before next
ring's fishing starts. Bill Beth,
please note."
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Captain Raymond's criticism
a entirely fair. Our supply of
il sport fishing boats, of the
-t that will attract sportsmen,
s always been inadequate to
<e care of the needs, and pars
do not like to travel long
itances to go fishing and then
d themselves unable to get a
it. Many first-class sport fish;
boat captains have repeatedly
d us that they would like to
se here but they cannot afford
run the risk of having their
tft damaged at the inadequate j d
unservicable docking facilities '
tainable here. They all say they
uld be glad to pay for reasonle
docking facilities and the
ler needed conveniences that
;y use.
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1 ?~ #?..!? ?? ?!?,! ...Ill,
if c iiuvc nu iauii (if mm "mi
ptain Raymond's criticism. In \
it, it appeared to us to be just j
ilain statement of fact and conions
as they exist here. Our
n contacts with the boatmen, j
e Captain Raymond, as they
is through here between south- j
i and eastern points, have been
illuminating that we saw the |
id of hasin and docking facil- j
;s years ago. The basin is here, ,
t without docking facilities it is
very little use.
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Fishing is not over. The trouble
that no one is going after the
h. This past Saturday the
tude and Mable came in after
ng out on the shoals for a dayd-one-half
of fishing. She had a
sw of five men in addition to
ptain Tomlin. For their trip
>y brought in over 2000 pounds
the biggest sea bass that have
:n seen here. After the boat and
stain's share had been taken
:e of each of the crew members
seived over 520.00 for his dayt-a-half
of work. The amount
the catch and the size of the
h contributed alike to the
lount received.
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Amberjack are not supposed to
e except when trolling. An investing
Item in the above catch
a ten-pound amberjack. It
is taken by bottom fishing. The
at was doing nothing but botu
fishing for the sea bass and
s amberjack responding to such
unothordox method is indicae
that there are plenty of them
t on the shoals. The whole
bell was unusually fine.
MISS POTTER HONORED
Mrs. Hardy Clemmens enterned
the young people of the
livia Community last Monday
jht, the occasion being the 16th
thday of her sister, Miss Duck
itter.
Numerous games and a contest
ire enjoyed throughout the eving
with the prize going to
ibrey Lewis.
Then the group was invited into
e dining room where a beautiful
rthday cake centered the table,
id delicious fruit salad and cook?
were served to the following:IO
GRADUATE
Charles Fodale, son of Sasa
>dale and brother of Paul Fodale
Southport, will graduate from
e U. S. Naval Academy on Fri- I
ty of this week.
I LOT, SOUTHPORT, N. C.
Personals - N01
Capt. Oscar Laine, of Morehead R. Johnson, of Winnabow, v
?ity, was a visitor in town last a. major in the North Carolina h
v,eek' made a 1st Lieutenant in the U.
Mrs. C. C. Russ, of Bolivia, and , ?
ler daughter. Miss Eleanor Russ, he was 21-years-of-age . . . Fo
f Wilmington, visited friends since we have lived in Southporl
lere Saturday. of a number of geese being killec
Mrs J N, St. George has re- ^ Busse|)8 t one with
urned home from Washington ..
. , . . , ... gun the other day.
vhere she has been visiting her |
laughter. Mrs. S. H. Robbins. j Postmaster Yaskell reports thi
Miss Katherine Leiner. of Wil- receiving a number of letters
nington, visited her Aunt, Mrs. That's just another extra special
Vm?- BU,tlLr' T" t h. Postal service: Letters to Santa t
Mr. and Mrs. Toralph Tobiasen
md son. of Wilmington, spent there are always answered . . .
Sunday here with K. Tobiasen. some talk about a dance here di
Sgt. Lonnie McDowell, of Fort mas hoiiciays.
Jragg, visited his mother. Mrs.
I The schoolhouse bell clangs liki
)ora McDowell, last week. | ? ,,
Mrs. Gus Morse, Jr.. of Wllm-j probably a hang-over from Halk
ngton, spent Sunday here with! weeks ago thr ough an oversight
ler mother, Mrs. Eva Wolfe. failed to get the program for the
Mrs. Lee Hewett and Mrs. Sam |. .
. .. , . , , . v,?0. in the paper. During the followinj
tees visited friends in Morehead 1 * " '
jity last week. i ecl we had done serious wro
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Durham, | ciemmons, of Shallotte, being c
f Raleigh, spent the week end
lere with Capt. and Mrs. I. B. Mrs. Harry Phelps and daughlussells.
ter, Miss May Phelps, who have
Mrs. W. G. Butler visited her been spending the summer here,
ister, Mrs. L. Liener, in Wilming- left last week for Washington, D.
on last week. C? where they will spend the
Mr. and Mrs. John Fullwood Winter.
nd children, of Wilmington, spent Egan Hubbard, Jr., of Atlanta,
he week end here with Mrs. i Spent the week end here with
Ithel Fullwood. relatives
Mrs H G McKeithan and son, | Mr and M,.g Edwin Dosher an(,
f Wilmington, visited at the ^ D|ck haye mQved to Wl].
,ome of Rev. and Mrs. A. L.
Irown last week |mington where Mr. Dosher is emJ
G. Swann of Wilmington. at the Ship yard,
pent the week end here with his Tom Gilbert, of New Castle,
amj]y. 1 Del., spent last week here with
Ennis Weeks, of Jacksonville, his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilfarine
Base, visited at the home hert.
f Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weeks Mrs. A. D. Ruark, of Wilmingist
week. ; ton visited relatives here last
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Come in and let us help you with your
Christmas shopping. Be sensible, and
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fflUfX'C IfHO U [J I III (U VV ri/ ??)? i?? m>? a vw ??
find many suitable gift items in our store.
w- a- kopp
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
BOLIVIA, N. C.
The Will
The days that lie just ahead m
are all called upon to defend ou
of us to carry on our daily tas
efficiency.
The first line of defense of this
tories and shops. It is our vast
feat of those forces now seekii
And it is in increasing our pre
function. We pledge to you, thi
service to facilitate your ecoi
sound, economical credit to ai<
commodities now so necessary.
We cannot now foretell conditio
reiterate our faith in the people
And you, in turn may be confi
nection with the Waccamaw Bai
that is so constructed and so m
funds, but assures you of adeq;
less of what the future holds.
WHITEVILLE
CHADBOURN
FAIRMONT
TABOR CITY
CLARKTON JOiEjLjEiEIjl
EACH DEPOSIT UP TO $5,00<
4
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
, . Next "1'i Tu^B
eho later became is ^ ^ ^ a madhousc as the Mam
guar? ,*?^ t6roogn ..The Big
S' A t time Now we can tell folks that the reason
' heard going to the Rose Bowl is because ?
i Zb year. Cap- lt is safe to travel on the West Coast
! 20-guage bird Xfs funny how you can get out
habit of listening to the radio. Sunday vre^^Krie
lt already he is Jack Benney and Charlie McCarthy tor
to Santa Claus. | ^ in monlhs and were much surprise* ?
feature of local I that they were just as funny as b
hat pass through ^ ^ charUe McCarthy show was
There's already . we've heard. ^^Hth>:
jring the Christ- u coming right along now on ft, A t?
theatre building for Southport ... One
, it has a cold? | ^ th? pal.Uing congestion in front ? >4^Hson
>ween ' ' Zl 1 Dostoffice is to do a little ton-.? .
r...e "oet o
i Amuzu Theatre shoulders on that side of the street in? JUI
jus; ..
X week we learn- a rain . . . We wish somebody would sposi
ing, Mrs. Pauline community sing during the holidays f > '
ine of the chief singing of Christmas carols.
, week. i port high school facult7"^>^Breti
Mrs. Joe baiter and children ing Miss Mozelle Bolter."
moved last week to Morehead married last week and
City where they will reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Willetts. REGISTRANT
of Winnabow, visited Mrs. Wil- Emory Lonnie Marlowe,
letts' parents, Mr. and Mrs. John >outh of Shallotte. registered
F. Potter, Sunday. Past week at the Brc
wick County Selective Serve.
NEW TEACHER Board office here. His serial sa-.^Weli
Miss Mary Emma Smith has her is i?2". his order niirr1c..^Held
accepted a position on the South- 1066A.
TWO WEEKS 'TIL XMAS I
This year the last-minute shopper is Hf<
doomed to disappointment. Come in this 1?'
week if possible and make your selection B|
of tovs and suitable Christmas Gifts! Hal
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G- w. KIRBY & SONS I
Supply, N. C.
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ay be trying days. From this hour we
ir wav of life?some to fight, but most ||H^
iks with greater vigor and increasing ^B
nation lies on its farms and in its fac- u
production that will surely spell de- ^B
lg the destruction of our civilization.
iduction that this institution finds its 9|
e people we serve, the same efficient
nomical transactions, and the same |H
1 you in the production of all those ^fl
ins that lie ahead, but we can and do
of America and in our way of living. H
dent that when you establish a con- j9
lk, you are dealing with an institution MH
anaged that it not only protects your
late banking service as well?regardSTST
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